Drug Abuse as a Chronic Condition, Redonna Chandler (3 of 3)

Drug Abuse as a Chronic Condition, Redonna Chandler (3 of 3) – In this interview, Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, compares addiction to a chronic condition re…

Increase in opiate usage trends in Kansas and Missouri

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People of all ages are affected by opiate abuse, but college students are in an environment where drugs are easily accessible, so there is an increased risk. A report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) shows the rates of abuse and addiction …
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Don't Cut Drug–Abuse Research, Experts Tell Hill Staffers

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Congress must continue to support National Institutes of Health (NIH) research efforts to improve effective treatments, ease dissemination, and use technology to help military personnel and their families deal with substance abuse in the aftermath of …
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Animal study finds deep brain stimulation reduces binge eating behavior

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The research was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The Journal of Neuroscience is published by the Society for Neuroscience, an organization of nearly 42,000 basic scientists and …
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